Appendix cancer electrocardiogram
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soroush Seifirad, M.D.[2]
Overview
Overview
There are no specific ECG findings associated with appendix cancer; meanwhile, if a patient develop carcinoid syndrome, high frequency of low-voltage QRS complexes might be present.
Electrocardiogram
Electrocardiogram
- There are no specific ECG findings associated with appendix cancer.
- If a patient develop carcinoid syndrome, high frequency of low-voltage QRS complexes might be present.[1]
References
References
- ↑ Bhattacharyya S, Davar J, Dreyfus G, Caplin ME (2007). “Carcinoid heart disease”. Circulation. 116 (24): 2860–5. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.701367. PMID 18071089.
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